Ex-footballer Andriy Shevchenko is one of several Ukrainians who received honours for their special service to their country around six months into Russia’s invasion of its neighbour.

The U.S. Agency for International Development(USAID) State Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability (SFTAS) project has increased accountability, transparency and effective services delivery in states.

The car bomb assassination of Darya Dugina occurred after a pro-Putin public event, a cultural festival she had attended with her father, reports suggest Alexander Dugin apparently switched cars at the last minute with his daughter before the explosion.

China’s Assistant Foreign Affairs Minister, Hua Chunying, has reassured of readiness to assist African-based media organisations to establish operational offices in the country.

The rotation of peacekeeping troops in and out of Mali has resumed after a month’s suspension by the Malian government, a UN spokesman said on Tuesday.

Iran has denied any involvement in the attack on writer Salman Rushdie in the United States.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed a Nigerian social entrepreneur, Gbenga Sesan to serve on his inaugural Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Leadership Panel.

Mr Rafael Mariano Grossi, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General on Thursday, briefed the UN Security Council in New York on the situation at the Zaporizhzya nuclear power plant in Ukraine.